THE LAKES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 444, 21 October 1870, Page 2

THE LAKES.

(FR SI OUR OWV C ■RRKSPO'NDEXr.) Quemstown, October 10. The long season of dry weather has I Iraki n up at last, and thanks be to Providence, there is every appearance of couth ue wet weather. The crops woe heginning to look very yellow in dir the cfi fccts of the drongh% hut a in >st favorable change has taken place, «nd the hearts of the farmers are re j. icing in con cqucnce. . Oats have gone up to a fabulous price, they are selling retail at seven shillings and six-ponce per bn-hel ; chaff, potatoes, and all other article's of j reduce are scarce and dear. ' In mi dug matte s there is nothing parfc- . ulivr to report beyond the fact that, since ! the disappearance of the frost, there is : great activity everywhere, and a c insiderj able iuorea ein the yield of gold, J dni i O liaaman is mustering in cons : dcrah!ef -roe everywh-re, and wher ver he seis a jhv ice be buys out the Europeans ; how this will end, Icamot say, one of the i ffocts of s this system is that, a race of “ claim merchants?? lias sprung up, and wh -r -ver go! I I is likely to bo found, the groan! is marked I out and isposed of to the Chinese. ) A movement to establish a VolimteT I Corps is being made in Queenstown, and 1 thi k that one will e in ex stence before s very long ; a public meeting upon the sub- , ject, was held at the Town Hull on Si u - r day evening last, the Mayor, B. Ha leuf j stein, Esq , in the Chair, it was unani--0 I mnnsly agreed that, the establishment of a Corps was desirable, and the names of over fifty members were enrolled, a committer was circle Ito give the matter effect The movement does not arise, because we are ■° j afrai ! of invasion from either the Prussians or French, because should an enemy appear ie on Lake Wakatip, we could only invite O j him to dinner, and ask to be let off as •- , easily as p issihle. The fact is, certain '*• j young men an burning with military ard dour, an I desire to istinguish themselves, this, they can do by meansof a llifle Corps, In while in doing so, they will be able to find in healthy employment, and develop their of physical powers. If even the Rifle Corps (i- only gets people into -a system of early 5B : rising, it will be of 1 nmens; hsneSt. ! ‘ s At Arrowtown, a very anceos-ful concert r was given on Friday evening last in aid of the School funds. The performers were of 16 course all amateurs, and acquitted the nj selves a mirably. The proceedings opened ill by an original, 'and highly an using proj logue written and delivoreby Mr. H J, l( j Cope—the local hits refering to the new j flour -mill, the land on the Crown terrace, | . n.I the Chines-’ took admirably, and were j ra-tnronsly apptau.lj I. Th; piece ids of 1 the Concert amounted to over thirty lot nauuis. *■ ' *' I*